Erik Kuselias
Erik Kuselias is a television and radio host. He is the current co-host of Golf Channel's Morning Drive program and is the former host of NASCAR Now on ESPN2, andThe SportsBash on ESPN Radio. He also previously hosted "NFL on ESPN Radio" on Sundays during NFL season, and served as a guest host for College Football Live and Mike and Mike in the Morning, as well as other ESPN television and radio programs.
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[edit] Early life
Erik was raised in Hamden, Connecticut, where he was an all-state baseball player[1] in the same class as Major League Baseball all stars Jeff Bagwell, Brad Ausmus, and Mo Vaughn. He received his undergraduate degree from Brown University. He also attended University of Michigan Law School and Columbia University, where in 1998 he was admitted into the Ph.D. program. At legal firm Goldblatt, Kuselias & Rashba, P.C., he handled many arbitration cases. He also admits to being a huge Hartford Whalers fan, even though the team left Connecticut more than 10 years ago. Kuselias is a member of Mensa International, the society for people with high IQs.
[edit] Career at ESPN
[edit] SportsBash
The show began as The Sports Brothers with his brother Chris, who left the show to pursue other opportunities in early 2005 (but still contributed to the show on a somewhat regular basis). Erik left the show in January 2007.
[edit] NASCAR Now
Kuselias debuted on the show on February 5, 2007. He was replaced by Nicole Manske for the 2008 NASCAR season.[2]
[edit] Return to ESPN Radio
On February 8, 2009 Erik announced (while filling in on The Herd) that The Erik Kuselias Show on ESPN Radio debuted on Saturday, February 17, 2009.
Kuselias also appeared on Mike and Mike in the Morning, as the most frequent substitute for one of the regular hosts, Mike Greenberg or Mike Golic. He was also heard every Friday during the NFL football season for a segment titled "Freaking Fantasy".
[edit] ESPN.com
He also hosted the Emmy-Award Winning web-based show Fantasy Football Now.
[edit] Move to Golf Channel
Beginning on January 3, 2011, Erik Kuselias began co-hosting Morning Drive on the Golf Channel.[3]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/espnradio/show?showId=erikkuseliasshow
- ^ Fryer, Jenna. "Dale Jarrett to replace Rusty Wallace in the booth for ESPN's NASCAR coverage". The Associated Press. http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=ap-nascar-espnannouncers&prov=ap&type=lgns. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
- ^ Kuselias, Williams to host new morning show, 'Morning Drive'
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